Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 r2

Overview

Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is part of the Windows Storage Server Family. Windows Storage Server Essentials is a network attached storage (NAS) appliance targeted at the small business market, which enables customers to grow their storage requirements over time. Support for industry standard storage technologies increase storage reliability and client backup and recovery enable data protection. Customers can make use of the robust file services found in Windows Server 2008 R2 on which the platform was based after. Windows Storage Server Essentials provides an economical way to help small businesses store, share and automatically protect their data in a very easy to use interface.

Thanks to its quick and easy ability to join a domain, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is the ideal solution in those businesses under 75 users that want to add robust client backup functionalities to their SBS Standard or traditional Windows Server based network.

Microsoft partners offer specialized hardware and additional software components to create Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 appliances.

Benefits

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is a simple-to-use storage and file serving solution for small businesses with easy manageability and powerful storage features on a proven and reliable server platform.

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Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system to provide a platform for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances and is optimized to deliver a better file serving experience. The Windows Storage Server product family provides advanced storage solutions for small businesses to enterprise organizations. It includes storage technologies such as file deduplication, and an iSCSI software target for unified file services and block I/O storage.

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 delivers simplified deployment and management of individual appliances and dual-node, highly available storage clusters. Microsoft partners offer specialized hardware and additional software components to create Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 appliances.

Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 delivers a cost effective, reliable, and scalable solution to address challenges on how file data is accessed, moved, and managed. The amount of data supported within the organization continues to grow every year, pushing conventional storage requirements to their limits. Digitization of content, regulatory requirements and archival demands are resulting in the need to retain information for longer periods of time. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 provides the platform to meet the storage demands of today’s businesses.

Better Protection for Important Business Information

Help to make sure your data stays safe and protected by scheduling convenient automatic daily backups for your server and PCs. Easy-to-use restore features make it quick and simple to retrieve and restore files in the event of a disaster or hard drive crash.

Grow Your Storage as Your Business Grows

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials lets you effortlessly grow your storage requirements by simply adding storage as you need. Use industry standard software or hardware RAID solutions, or simply plug in a new drive and move existing shares at the click of a button.

Simplify Deployment and Management

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is deployed in an appliance form-factor with preconfigured hardware and software requirements, vastly simplifying the deployment and management tasks normally associated with a new file server. Plus, the Active Directory join capability enables Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials to easily integrate into existing infrastructure and networks.

You are regularly challenged by the growing needs of the business. Operations demand around the clock availability and the need for heightened security and compliance has never been greater. These pressures all converge with the day to day challenges of maintaining control of ever-increasing server sprawl, resources, and budgets. Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 is designed to help you increase control, availability, and flexibility of your datacenter and desktop infrastructure while helping reduce costs. Upgrade Today
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Overview

One of the biggest challenges that IT administrators face today is the exponential growth in file storage needs. This trend is the result of numerous business drivers such as regulatory requirements to retain data and increased levels of digitization of content. IT budget cuts have forced CIOs and system administrators to manage and deal with this data growth with reduced staff. Enterprises are looking for new and additional ways to cut costs.

Microsoft offers cost effective, enterprise storage solutions for Windows through Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2.

Windows Server 2008 R2

Delivers extensive file-serving, data management and data protection capabilities as part of an award winning set of technologies and features.

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2

Is built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system to provide a platform for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. Optimized to deliver a better file serving experience, the Windows Storage Server product family includes storage technologies such as file de-duplication, an iSCSI software target for unified file services and block I/O storage, simplified deployment and management of individual appliances, and dual-node, highly available storage clusters.


Distributed access to file services

Servers and files are typically widely distributed across an organizations LAN/WAN. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 file services enable you to provide better access to files while increasing the efficiencies of storage management requirements. Regardless of platform or location, data is more quickly accessible and easier to manage.

Centralized management of file services

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 file services provides better controls to keep unwanted data out, and improved management tools to take better care of the data that you want in. These tools help centralize management and reduce administrative overhead while simultaneously providing insightful information on the file infrastructures. These insights help you to more efficiently deliver on file services availability and compliance requirements.

Cost-effective scalability and increased productivity

An organization is able to continue operation based on its ability to maintain profitable levels of productivity. Managing growth through the most cost-effective methods is the key to expansion and increased business volume. Windows Storage Server 2008 file services help you to expand departmental IT services and support a growing base of users affordable and efficiently.